Cygor Brown
Citadel · Contrast
#3E1A17 · L*14.5 a*17.3 b*10.4
The closest match to Citadel Cygor Brown in every other range, nearest first.
Citadel Cygor Brown is a very dark, moderately saturated red. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Golden Permanent Maroon at ΔE 0.7. 13 of the 30 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.
What the ΔE numbers below mean, and how close a match has to be
The closest colour to this paint is in a craft or fine-art range — a bottle sold for decorating and canvas work, not for models. The distance is right; the pot is a different kind of product. What a match to a craft bottle promises, and where it belongs on a model.
What is the closest equivalent to Citadel Cygor Brown?
Golden Permanent Maroon is the closest equivalent to Citadel Cygor Brown in any other range, at ΔE 0.7 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Monument Matt Cexwish Dark Crimson (ΔE 1.2) and Mr. Paint IJNAF N0 Propeller Color (ΔE 2.2).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Citadel Cygor Brown?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Scarlet Red, ΔE 3.3 — a very close substitute. The full Citadel to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Citadel Cygor Brown Shop Golden Permanent Maroon (OPEN Acrylics) Shop Golden OPEN Acrylics set
Cygor Brown equivalent in Golden
- A Permanent Maroon OPEN Acrylics 7252 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
- C Violet Oxide Heavy Body 1405 ΔE 3.9 · close
Cygor Brown equivalent in Monument
- A Matt Cexwish Dark Crimson Pro Signature Series S19 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- D Brown Wash Pro Acrylic Wash 201 ΔE 6.8 · similar
Cygor Brown equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B IJNAF N0 Propeller Color Mr Paint MRP-431 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- C Bsc No.49 Mr Paint MRP-336 ΔE 4.0 · close
Cygor Brown equivalent in Tom Color
- B Noz Moscada TCUP-17 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Pelo de Lobisomem TCUP-18 ΔE 4.6 · close
Cygor Brown equivalent in Foundry
- B Conker Brown Shade Paint System 54A ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Bay Brown Shade Paint System 42A ΔE 4.7 · close
Cygor Brown equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Red Tone Quickshade Washes Set ΔE 2.9 · very close
- B Flesh Wash Quickshade Washes Set ΔE 3.4 · very close
Cygor Brown equivalent in FolkArt
- B Cinnamon Acrylic Colors 2558 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Berry Wine Acrylic Colors 434 ΔE 3.6 · close
Cygor Brown equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Dark Shadow Flesh Figures AK3015 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B Bsc Nº49 Light Purple Brown Real Colors - WWII RC045 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Cygor Brown equivalent in Mig
- B Red Brown Shadow Acrylics AMIG0912 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- B Shadow Rust Acrylics AMIG0043 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Cygor Brown equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Light Pink Colors 20535 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- D Tapestry Wine Colors 20592 ΔE 5.0 · similar
Cygor Brown equivalent in Vallejo
- B Scarlet Red Game Air 76.012 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Cranberry Arte Deco 85.043 ΔE 4.7 · close
Cygor Brown equivalent in Reaper
- C Red Liner Master Series Paints Core Colors 9307 ΔE 3.5 · close
- C Dark Skin Master Series Paints Core Colors 9041 ΔE 3.8 · close
Cygor Brown in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duncan | #482124 | Amphora Red Wave 3 | ΔE 4.1 |
| Warcolours | #4B1C14 | Metallic Black Copper Metallic paints | ΔE 4.4 |
| Liquitex | #492318 | Transparent Burnt Sienna Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 4.6 |
| Tamiya | #3E0E02 | Hull red Acrylics Mini Flat | ΔE 4.8 |
| P3 | #4B2015 | Hoksune Red Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 4.9 |
| Green Stuff World | #3E0D00 | Redwood Brown Acrylic Colors | ΔE 5.2 |
| Scale75 | #50181B | Grizzly Brown Instant Colors Range | ΔE 5.5 |
| Italeri | #3D2624 | Pz. Schokobraun RAL 8017 Acrylic Paint | ΔE 5.8 |
| Mr. Hobby | #501D11 | Red Brown Ii Mr Color | ΔE 6.4 |
| Mission Models | #592321 | Rotbraun RAL 8012 | ΔE 6.4 |
| Creature | #240D09 | Mahogany Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 7.3 |
| Kimera Kolors | #4B3229 | Oxide Brown Dark Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 8.5 |
| Arteza | #200604 | Mars Brown Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 8.7 |
| Revell | #6C312B | Reddish Brown Email Color - Matt | ΔE 10.9 |
| Humbrol | #623319 | German Camouflage Red Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 12.7 |
| Coat d'Arms | #543E31 | Chesnut Brown Military Range | ΔE 13.0 |
| Acrilex | #47321B | Rústico Paints | ΔE 14.0 |
| Turbo Dork | #805D49 | Death By | ΔE 22.7 |
Nearest colours inside Citadel
- D Wyldwood Contrast ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D Mournfang Brown Air ΔE 6.3 · similar
- D Catachan Fleshtone Base ΔE 6.3 · similar
- D Thondia Brown Base ΔE 7.5 · similar
- D Flesh Tearers Red Contrast ΔE 7.7 · similar
- D Rhinox Hide Base ΔE 8.1 · similar
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